Longmans, Green and Company, 1888. hardcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Longmans, Green and Co.; London, 1888. Hardcover. Second Edition. A Very Good, turquoise cloth binding with gilt illustration on front board and gilt lettering on spine, binding intact, some handling/scuffing to boards, rubbing along board/spine edges and joints, bit of crimping to spine edges, abrasion bottom rear board corner, spine buckram starting to separate from backing material, text block edges a bit pulpy, small bookstore sticker top front pastedown, small smudge mark verso front free endpaper, discoloration to half title page, without Dust wrapper. A nice and clean copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 397pp., b&w illustrations. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

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Bookseller: Lavendier Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: SKU1039433
Title: The English in the West Indies or the Bow of Ulysses
Author: James Anthony Froude
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Longmans, Green and Company
Date Published: 1888
Size: 0x0x0
Weight: 0.00 lbs

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Text Block: Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Half Title: The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Buckram: A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...